Connecting to WebSockets using session cookies

Nelio Lucas6 years ago

Hi,

I read through some of the documentation and other topics and i really cant figure out (dont understand) how session cookies are used to authorize websocket connections and how to include them in the request header.
What i have done/am doing
i built a custom client application in java and am attempting to establish a websocket connection.

What i would like to know
How to include session cookies in a websocket request (perhaps with some sample code?)

Anton Tananaev6 years ago

Same way you include it in any other HTTP request.

Nelio Lucas6 years ago

So in other words something like 

setHeader("Cookie","sessionid"+<MY_SESSION_ID>)

?

Anton Tananaev6 years ago

I would recommend you to check what official web app sends. It should clear any questions you have.

Nelio Lucas6 years ago

thanks ill have a look

Peter G3 years ago

Documenting in case it helps someone.
Here are the steps

  1. Do a POST to /api/session with form parameters email and password with the right values.
  2. Take the JSESSIONID cookie from the response once the login is successful and set it as a cookie (with the same) in the web socket connection request.